Unusual distribution of childhood cancer in Namibia

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-20

  Wessels, G ^a,b   Hesseling, P B ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

childhood; ethnic; incidence; malignancy; registry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAMIBIA; OSTEOSARCOMA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0030020953     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019609033368     Document Type: Article

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